Plan of All the Important Places in Bethlehem

1619

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of an architectural plan. The sheet shows a floor plan, cross-section, and key, focusing on a subterranean space layout. The design outlines chambers, corridors, and staircases with annotations. The text in Italian provides details on each marked area's function. The top portion includes a circular diagram. Hatched areas distinguish different zones or materials from plain sections.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper [restrike]

  • Credit Line

    Transferred from The Library of Congress

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 71 × 46.5 cm (27 15/16 × 18 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.50.184

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 313, State (restrike)

  • Series Title

    Guide Book to Buildings in the Holy Land: pl.6

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1924

  • Lieure, J. Jacques Callot. 5 vols. Paris: Editions de la Gazette des Beaux Arts, 1924-1927. Reprint. 8 vols. New York: Collectors' Editions, 1969.

Wikidata ID

Q74874092

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